By Njideka Agbo 17 January 2021 | 11:40 am
An example of Aroko. Photo University of Aberdeen Museums
By now, we are familiar with the fact that long before the coming of the White man on the African soil, Africa was developed in its own capacity. Besides the written history of Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, and what is today known as Nigeria via Nok arts held secrets and knowledge of its people.
As people source for knowledge on this, there is little information on the languages that were used as a means of communication, especially in their neighbouring communities and during a trade. x
History reveals that the languages of Africa were grouped into four families: Afroasiatic, Nilo-Saharan, Niger-Congo, and Khoisan. Of all four, the Niger-Congo, Afroasiatic and Nilo-Saharan are found in West Africa.